The more I incorporate the festivities of upcoming holidays, the more fun piano lessons seem to be, both for me and my students! So, with St. Patrick’s day right around the corner, I’ve been searching for some creative ways to add some green, luck and shamrocks into my upcoming lessons. I found some great St. Patty’s … Continue reading »
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Celebrating birthdays: piano style
In honor of my birthday this coming Sunday (March 4th), I decided to dedicate this week’s blog post to celebrating birthdays of students (and teachers) during piano lessons. I am a big fan of the birthday certificates that teachers hand out to their students on their birthday but I was not able to find any piano themed … Continue reading »
Practicing the piano: methods and techniques on how to get students to practice
A great piano lesson is useless if it isn’t followed by some dedicated practicing time. Like anything new we are learning, whether it be math, science, a foreign language, or music, the concept won’t stick in our brains until we’ve practiced and become familiar with it. Here are some great tips I found from another … Continue reading »
